MR. GANDHI TO BEGIN FAST
.WORLD GIVEN A WEEK’S NOTICE. ’ “NOT PART OF POLITICAL GAME.” By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Calcutta, May 1. Mahatma Gandhi has given the world a. week’s notice of his next fast. He informed the Press that he had decided unconditionally and irrevocably to fast for 21 days, commencing on May 8. He says that the fast is a heart prayer to God for the purification of himself and his associates in their great work of improving the lot of India’s “untouchables” and outcasts. Many people thought it was part of a deep political game, but he assured them that it was purely religious. He had no desire to die, but he was prepared to do so if God willed it. Bombay doctors declare that Mr. Gandhi if he carries out the fast threat will not live 21 days because his constitution is so frail. Mr. Gandhi says that nothing will per*uad? abapdonjis
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1933, Page 5
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